Tag: opioid epidemic

Ohio’s opioid epidemic extends far beyond the user. Innocent children of those individuals struggling through addiction, including babies born addicted, suffer as well. Many of us feel helpless and powerless. We want to help, but we don’t know how. However, you CAN help. You CAN make a difference in your community. One way is to…

On May 31, 2017, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against five leading prescription opioid manufacturers and their related companies, charging that the drug companies engaged in fraudulent marketing about the risks and benefits of prescription opioids, which misled patients and fueled Ohio’s opioid epidemic. Specifically, the lawsuit (State of Ohio ex rel….